Before and After: 1965 Alfa Romeo Sprint Speciale

by Daniel Rapley | Apr 12, 2019 | Alfa Romeo, All, Before and After, Italian

  We bought this Alfa Sprint Speciale in 2011 from a gentleman in Manhattan Beach, CA. The car had been parked on the street after blowing a head gasket, and left there for quite a while. As a result it had its fair share of dings from being bumped, side swiped,...

1939 BMW 327

by Daniel Rapley | Apr 6, 2019 | All, Barn Find, BMW, German, Where Is It?

Where is it today?   1939 BMW 327, VIN. 73800. We purchased this car from a man in New Jersey back in 2011. We haven’t come across any photos of the car restored or otherwise. Let us know if you have any information about this car, we’d love to see it...

1957 Ferrari 375MM

by Daniel Rapley | Apr 5, 2019 | All, Auction, Barn Find, Before and After, Ferrari, Italian

In the early 1970’s Ian Gunn wanted a Grand Prix Bugatti. Ian’s wife, Freda, said to him that “perhaps, by next Christmas, there’ll be a blue car parked in the Garage”. Blue is the standard color for French racing cars, Bugatti in particular. How could you not love a...

Vetta Ventura

by Daniel Rapley | Apr 3, 2019 | All, Intermeccanica, Italian, Where Is It?

Do you know where this car is today?   It’s a Vetta Ventura Chassis no.001045. Only 19 Vetta Ventura’s were ever made. These cars came with a Buick V8, and shared a chassis and bodywork with the Intermeccanica Apollo. We sold this car back in 2011....

1956 Maserati A6G 2000 Chassis No. 2165

by Daniel Rapley | Apr 3, 2019 | All, Barn Find, Italian, Maserati, Where Is It?

Missing in Action. We handled this1956 Maserati A6G/2000 a few years back, and although there is a good amount of information online about the car, we haven’t been able to find any recent photos indicating whether it has since been restored. Of course it could...

Italian Coachbuilder – detail photos.

by Daniel Rapley | Apr 3, 2019 | All, Italian

  There is a triangle of three tubes. Its strange but all three have extra welds on them. The steering box mounts off one. The lower A Arm on the drivers side bolts to another and the chassis number is on the third (the top one). Something looks to have gone on...